Wilted Efflorescence
- Reads 265
- Votes 7
- Parts 5
*From Ch. 1*
------------------
"You can do it Sakura, I believe in you. I believe you can change what has happened. What happened to the fierce pink-haired girl with the monstrous strength who decided never to give up? The one who trained under Baa-chan, who faced down an S-ranked criminal and walked away? Who healed hundreds of people, almost overdosing on soldier pills to keep on going?"
"Hah! Baka. What happened to her?! Hahaha! She watched as her shishou choked to death on blood and aged before her eyes.
She watched her sensei as he was impaled by living wood and his head then severed from his body.
She watched as the boy she once loved died of blood loss and chakra exhaustion.
And now? Now she's watching her best friend, all cut up and bleeding everywhere, slowly dying while she can do nothing, because she has no strength left and he can't even heal himself anymore.
All of their blood is on my hands. My clothing stained a muddy brown in it.
Shikamaru is catatonic. If he went back, I don't think he would live through it.
I don't even want to live anymore Naruto.
I don't want to live."
---------------------
Efflorescence: The state or period of flowering, an example or result of growth and development. She lost everyone, and nothing would be the same. They convinced her to go back. To change things. But how could she, when all she knew was lost? She was alone in her burden. A burden to save them all, wilted, and washed in the blood of her loved ones.
Rated: M
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
π¬πππππ π©ππππππ πΌπ || Sasuke Uchihaγ β₯οΈ γ
"Ashes fell between them... but somewhere, an ember still breathes." βΈ» Two and a half years ago, Ayame Mizuki swore she'd never leave the Leaf. Now she doesn't know if she'll ever see it again. The girl who once fought for peace now walks beside a boy who abandoned everything for power: Sasuke Uchiha. The name she once whispered like a promise, is colder now.. Sharper and unrecognizable. And yet... she follows. Their bond was once rooted in childhood, in loss, in unspoken hope. But time has scorched the innocence from them both. What remains is something darker. Something dangerous. Something neither of them can let go of. She's wanted. He's feared. Together, they're a ghost story whispered through villages. Two traitors. Two weapons. Bound not by duty, but by the ashes of what they used to be. This isn't just a love story. It's what happens after one dies, but there's a spark.. A single ember arising from ashes. βΈ» π»π―π°πΊ π°πΊ π»π―π¬ πΊπ¬πΈπΌπ¬π³ πΆπ π΄π π©πΆπΆπ² "π¨ππππ π©ππππππ πΌπ"! βΈ» β πππππππ: This story contains moments of angst, themes of depression, violence, PTSD, and more. Read at your own discretion! β CANON AU πβ¨ β written from jun. 2025 to nov. 2025Complete
πππ ππππ ππ π πππ | π΄π©πͺπ΄πΆπͺ πΆπ€π©πͺπ©π’ β’ oc
"Deep down I've always been reaching for a hand." "She was trained to kill, born to bleed, but all she's ever wanted was to be free." A gripping Naruto AU exploring the journey of Y/N Uzumaki, a deadly assassin raised by a bounty syndicate and sold by her own father. Fleeing from the criminal underworld, a masked man offers her a proposition she cannot refuse. An offer she cannot decline. Infiltrate Konoha and you shall be free. Yet all she wishes for is peace. A world in which she has a purpose. A paradise in which Y/N is stripped of the names Kunoichi Thirteen and Byakuya Princess. When she's sent to infiltrate Konoha, she finds something unexpected: family, friendship, maybe even love in the company of Kushina, Akira and Shisui. But can a weapon forged in blood ever be anything more? A story of betrayal, healing, found family, and justice - especially for Shisui Uchiha. (finally, a plot to do Shisui Uchiha some justice!) (there might even be a little β¨spicey smutβ¨) I do not own Naruto or any of its characters. (Except my OC Akira)
The Memory Keeper (Naruto Fanfic)
The bandages that covered his face in life have fallen away, all incinerated and hanging loosely around his neck. His face is completely destroyed. Unrecognizable. The skin covering his face is no longer there, all having melted away. His blood vessels have all burst, his nerves have fried along with the majority of his muscles. His jaw opens and closes a little bit. His eyes bore into me. They're large and round and completely accusing. His teeth are covered in bits of burnt muscle. I feel my heart thudding in my chest. He steps closer, closer. His bone gleams in the dim light. As he closes in on me, a pounding noise begins ringing through my ears. My heart beat- ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. It looked like he had been tossed into a fryer, fried alive, and he had been. By me. I did this to someone. I killed someone's team mate, someone's son. I killed someone's important person. -- Kimiko Kioku, a memory keeper. Never forgets anything, always notices, from the exact way the wind blew her hair against her face to coloring with her brother at five to the lullaby her mother would sing to her as she rocked her when she was not even a year old. She remembers. She remembers the blood, the glassy, clouded over eyes her brother had as he said his last words. She remembers the very first person she killed. She remembers how abandoned she feels, and how everything always feels like it's falling apart at the seams. (Can you say 'worst summary ever to exist'? Okay, maybe not that bad. But still pretty bad.)Complete
What could have been (one shot)
She had wasted years chasing a dream that was never meant to be. Sasuke Uchiha is dead-killed by Naruto in their final battle. Sakura Haruno should hate him for it. She should blame him, curse him, and despise him for breaking his promise. But she can't. Because deep down, in the hollowed-out remains of her heart, she knows the truth: Naruto was never the one who failed her. She was the one who failed him. Once, he had been hers to claim-the one boy who saw her, recognized her, and cherished her without hesitation. But she had turned away, blind to what she had until it was gone. And now, as she watches him in absolute love with another-with the fire, devotion, and tenderness she once craved-Sakura is left to drown in the weight of her mistakes. For once, she reaches out to the only friend she has left. But as the hours pass and the truth becomes unbearable, one question lingers in the cold Konoha air: What does a person do when there's nothing left to hold onto? Tonight, under the quiet glow of Konoha's bright lanterns amongst the cold winds, one last mistake waits to be made. Canon Divergences: Sakura never trained under Tsunade, never reached her full potential, and remained a low-tier kunoichi under Kurenai's genjutsu tutelage. Her obsession with Sasuke only worsened over the years. Naruto, no longer the boy who once begged for her affection, is soon to be Hokage and devoted to Hinata, the soon to be Hyuga clan head, the woman he truly loves. As the past and present collide, Sakura is forced to face the life she could have had-and the one she threw away.Complete
FOUND(kakashi x reader)
Y/n/Shikanion Hiyori = fem.reader(since it's her/she) After a fatal accident, Y/N opens her eyes not in her world - but in Konoha, decades before the shinobi she once watched from afar were even legends. Her reflection isn't her own; it's Shikanoin Hiyori, a girl with the same sharp gaze and untamed spirit as Heizou himself. Taken in by the White Fang, she grows up alongside his son - Kakashi Hatake. Two prodigies bound by talent, silence, and a friendship that feels like destiny itself. But when tragedy strikes and Sakumo falls, their bond fractures, leaving only cold distance where warmth used to be. Years later, when fate crosses their paths again, the boy she once knew has become Konoha's copy ninja - older, closed-off, and infuriatingly unreadable. Yet behind the mask and the clipped tone, Hiyori still sees the same boy who once reached out to her through grief and loneliness. From childhood friends to strangers to something far more dangerous, their story becomes one whispered in the wind - of love that defied time, war, and the quiet ache of things left unsaid. And in the end, when the world holds its breath... she'll have to decide whether to fight for fate - or for him. !Β‘DESCLAIMER!Β‘ Naruto do not baling to me as well as the character that I used as reference for the reader. I only own the story and the story cover that is used![βͺ Back in Time! (HELP!) [Sakura Timetravel AU]](https://img.wattpad.com/cover/152687476-256-k893190.jpg)
βͺ Back in Time! (HELP!) [Sakura Timetravel AU]
What happens when a young girl's body is taken over by.... herself? Well, from the future. Konohagakure is in the midst of a deadly war with the one of the Legendary Sanin, Orochimaru. Things have taken a deadly turn and the village has gone under attack. Having no choice left, Tsunade, the Hokage of the Leaf, turns to Sakura as she is the last straw. Sakura, with no preparation whatsoever, is suddenly forced back in time in order to stop certain events from happening and save Konoha along with the other villages. Tense and scared (quite possibly unstable) inside this new world of responsibility, Sakura feels all alone on this mission- but she knows that she will have to take on the challenge. All of fate rests in her hands, can she change this timeline? [Sakura-centric story.] [Also main ship is SasuSaku (I will never have enough of them!!!)] ----------- Ranked #1 in SasuSaku sometime during 1/2020 Ranked #1 in SasuSaku again on 5/12/2021???! (I do not own the Naruto series! This is a story based on the franchise!)Complete
Fragile Strength (Kakashi x oc)
He was shattered inside. He never showed it. His emotions, his pain, he hid it all away...but the truth was he couldn't sleep at night. The truth was he's lonely and miserable. The truth was behind that mask and eye smile was his tears and longing to be loved...but also the fear of losing someone he'll love. She noticed it. The wall he unconsciously built around people. She saw him cry and from that day on, she watched him grow into the fine man he is now....but nothing changed. He's still that fragile boy hiding behind his mask. She's fragile too...but if time is against you, you'd rather risk it all, right? "It's ok Kakashi, just close your eyes. I promise to be here when you wake up...." P.S the chapters are not long so there'll be many chapters! Shinobi chronicles #1
The Fox Spirit and The God of Yin
β»ππππ’π‘π π₯ ππππππ β»πΊππ/πΊπππππ π ππ’ β»πΆππ£ππ ππ¦: πππ¦ππΆπππππππ β»The child was hidden in the depths of the forest. Protected for one hundred and eighty years till a girl stumbled upon him. He seemed to be a normal child but that wasn't the case. What will happen when the boy grows up and gets captured by a suspicious man? What will happen when he finds his family? What if he meets a man and falls in love? And what if that man wasn't a man at all? πΈπ₯ππππ‘: "About the people who can't see," Mitsuki was confused at what he was talking about but then it hit him so he hummed as a response. "You said that the were falling and they couldn't leave cause they couldn't see, but some could and some couldn't, right?" Mitsuki looked at him suspiciously. "And?" Naruto seemed to be deep in thought, serious about it but still half asleep. "What if I save them? What if I heal there blindness and help them see again?" The blue haired man was surprised about what Naruto said. It made him smile warmly and stroke his head. "You're a good kid, but sometimes you might be able to and sometimes you can't. They're just to far out of your reach." Naruto seemed a bit disappointed. "But don't worry about it. Just sleep." Naruto quickly drifted off into his dreams. Mitsuki sighed. αͺIαααͺα©Iα°α΄α: β πΈ ππ πππ ππ π ππππ πππππππππ, πΌππππππ πΊππππππππ ππππ. πΈ ππππ ππ π πππ ππππ πππ πππππ πππππ πΈ ππππ ππ.β
"Ashes fell between them... but somewhere, an ember still breathes." βΈ» Two and a half years ago, Ayame Mizuki swore she'd never leave the Leaf. Now she doesn't know if she'll ever see it again. The girl who once fought for peace now walks beside a boy who abandoned everything for power: Sasuke Uchiha. The name she once whispered like a promise, is colder now.. Sharper and unrecognizable. And yet... she follows. Their bond was once rooted in childhood, in loss, in unspoken hope. But time has scorched the innocence from them both. What remains is something darker. Something dangerous. Something neither of them can let go of. She's wanted. He's feared. Together, they're a ghost story whispered through villages. Two traitors. Two weapons. Bound not by duty, but by the ashes of what they used to be. This isn't just a love story. It's what happens after one dies, but there's a spark.. A single ember arising from ashes. βΈ» π»π―π°πΊ π°πΊ π»π―π¬ πΊπ¬πΈπΌπ¬π³ πΆπ π΄π π©πΆπΆπ² "π¨ππππ π©ππππππ πΌπ"! βΈ» β πππππππ: This story contains moments of angst, themes of depression, violence, PTSD, and more. Read at your own discretion! β CANON AU πβ¨ β written from jun. 2025 to nov. 2025
More detailsContent Guidelines